Friday, July 20, 2012

As the 2012 Summer Olympic Games are preparing for the July 27 opening ceremony in London, England - this challenge honors the Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ~ Swifter, Higher, Stronger. The iconic symbol for the Games isthe five intertwining rings - and at least one of the (ring's) colors appears in every national flag of the participating countries.

While the Diva is in Philadelphia at a medical conference for Moebius Syndrome with her family this week, the guest-challenge-leader is Rho Densmore, CZT. Rho's olympic challenge post can be found here.

To me, the Olympics symbolizes years of work and sacrifice - as the athletes practice to perfect their chosen sport. First the practice, then the celebration! The Olympic celebration!!

"The most important thing is not to win but to take part!"Pierre de Coubertin

Monday, July 9, 2012

Back at Camp Zentangle, Rick and Maria have been busy creating this fabulous new tangle, and they are demonstrating the tangle in a great new YouTube video. They challenged us to: (1) name the new tangle, and (2) deconstruct it and write the step-out instructions. The Diva has more information about Auraknot on her award-winning website.

This is definitely a fun tangle with lots of possibilities and variations. But it does require a good amount of focus and consistency..... with regards to direction when rotating the tile. But, somehow, the result is an intricate, complicated-looking design that sorta resembles a Celtic knot. ﻿﻿﻿

Traditional Zentangle - Sakura Micron Black #01

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Traditional Zentangle - Sakura Micron Black #01 and graphite shading.

Thank you Rick and Maria... and Molly and Sue & Nancy.

Happy tangling........ and thanks for visiting.

ps: this entry is a dedicated to and a celebration of two birthdays that need to be acknowledged, as they happened since my last post... Happy Birthday, Susan ~ Happy Birthday, Christopher... love you very much.